Life-lessons-quotations Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 10

“Truth doesn't need to be ambitious to rise above lies.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Plucking a rose only proves you desire it, but nurturing it proves you love it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Pressure is an artist; diamonds are its masterpiece.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If birds did not believe in their ability to fly, the sky would be empty.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t be afraid of being alone; a lion does not rule the jungle with sheep at its side.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If your thoughts are higher than your problems, you can fly above them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Looking on the bright side of life is better than looking on the dark side of despair.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“In a crowd do not lose your individuality, and in your individuality do not lose the crowd.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Life is a shrewd teacher, hardship is an unfriendly lecturer, death is a pessimistic professor, and eternity is an illuminated philosopher.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The mind shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s wisdom; the heart, in proportion to one’s courage; and the soul, in proportion…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your mind has the intellect to lift the world, your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has…

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“Grief gives you a hundred reasons to cry; hope gives you a thousand reasons to smile, joy gives you a million reasons…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When dealing with two faced people, it is difficult to know which face is uglier, the real one or the manufactured one.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Don’t cry over the present; it has no sympathy for you;…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore them all.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Speed is inconsequential if you are headed in the wrong direction.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“I prefer male enemies to female ones; I can survive a dog’s bite better than a scorpion’s sting.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t be afraid of being alone; remember, when the sun rises, it rises with nobody at its side.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Stars don’t beg the world for attention; their beauty forces us to look up.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are an original masterpiece; imitating someone else diminishes your value.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The poorest man you can marry is not the one who lacks money, but the one who lacks character.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When you have the world on your shoulders, God alone can help you carry it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The beauty all around you is insignificant in comparison to the beauty within you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Dark times don't create stars; it is at night when what has always been in the star is revealed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Pray for faith, hope for peace, strive for unity, and persevere for harmony.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose does not diminish in beauty because it has thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Bad mind, bad life. Good mind, good life. Excellent mind, excellent life.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Though you are as a drop in the ocean, without you, the universe would be empty.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If the most valuable thing you have are memories, you have led a rich life.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your first teacher is your mother; the second is people; the third is life; and the fourth is God.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Opportunities, like roses, come with a beautiful fragrance, but also with thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If people haven't walked a mile in your shoes, don't listen to them if they mock the sores on your feet.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you want to be knowledgeable, study. If you want to be wise, live.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo